Home Equity Loan is a type of loan for which your home is kept as collateral instead of any other asset such as property or car.
Home equity loan is similar to second mortgage loan in the sense that it affects the ownership of your home.
The value of home equity is extracted by subtracting the current value of the house and the mortgage. If the value of your home is £200,000 and the mortgage is £150,000, a home equity loan will leave you with £50,000 worth of ownership of your home only.